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August 19, 2021
Two Galleries are Featuring Work by Artist and Professor David HarttThis year four museums and two galleries are featuring work by artist and Professor David Hartt. His art is based on extensive historical research, connecting the past to the present through themes of race, culture, identity, migration. The works are made from varied materials, including photography, tapestry, video, music, instruments, furniture, plants, and even a currently blooming flower garden. In June, Hartt, who started teaching at Penn in 2015, was promoted to associate professor of fine arts, with tenure, in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design.
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August 19, 2021
Tshay Williams, Director of WITH MY OWN HANDS, will Play this year at BlackStar Film FestivalTshay Williams is a filmmaker and screenwriter who focuses on making portraits that celebrate Black lives. Williams has worked with a number of community-oriented media organizations including BlackStar Film Festival and Scribe Video Center. She is in development on her debut narrative short WITH MY OWN HANDS.
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August 19, 2021
Tshay Williams, Director of WITH MY OWN HANDS, is the Recipient of the Forman PrizeTshay Williams is a filmmaker and screenwriter who focuses on making portraits that celebrate Black lives. Williams has worked with a number of community-oriented media organizations including BlackStar Film Festival and Scribe Video Center. She is in development on her debut narrative short WITH MY OWN HANDS.
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August 19, 2021
“Kiraiñia,” a Documentary Film by Juan Castrillón, was Awarded the Honourable Mention by the International Council for Traditional Music as part of the ICTM Prizes 2021This ethnographic documentary focuses on the kiraiñia, a long flute from the Cubeo musical culture, and the rich cultural heritage of the indigenous communities in Vaupés, Colombia. The film poses questions about the preservation and revival of disappearing music via personal narratives and deconstructing colonial ideology.
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July 1, 2021
2021 AAPI Artists Support Grants AnnouncedWe are happy to announce the grants awarded from our recent call for proposals - for projects led by or primarily serving Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) artists and practitioners within the Penn community. We are supporting fourteen projects, which represent a diverse collection of practices and are being led by a wide range of Penn community members including five individual students and one student group, four alumni, three staff and one faculty member.